According to its first set of buy rate figures released this week, the movies-on-demand service Front Row is three times more popular than predicted at the time of its launch back in March (see Newsline). The buy rates were 34% for July.According to the independent RSMB quarterly survey for June, Front Row has a 1%… Continue reading Front Row Is First In Line
Xfm’s new owner, Capital Radio (see Capital Receives Go-Ahead On Xfm Takeover), is to relaunch the station on Monday 24 August, with a new daily afternoon programme hosted by Bob Geldof. Geldof is to host a two-hour show, between 4pm and 6pm, and will be playing “simply the music that I like”.Until Monday’s relaunch at… Continue reading Capital Puts Xfm On Hold Pending Relaunch
Cabal Communications, the publishing company recently set up by Sally O’Sullivan (see O’Sullivan Plans A Batch Of New Magazine Launches), is planning to launch two consumer magazine titles this October. A lads’ magazine and a home interest magazine are in the pipeline, although Cabal will not reveal titles or editors at this stage.It is understood… Continue reading Cabal Winds Up To Two October Launches
http://www.maxim-magazine.co.uk/Trawling through the weird and wonderful landscape that is the internet, this week I find myself at the Maxim website, a common destination – I’m sure – for many an (male) internet surfer.The relaunch of the Maxim site is much more accomplished design wise than its predecessor. There are many flashing, beckoning icons to be… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Maxim
Haymarket’s Formula One magazine, GPX, has been ‘suspended’ only four issues and six weeks into its life. The title was launched in July this year but since then it has failed to sell sufficient copies to keep it afloat.GPX‘s editor, Paul Fearnley, has returned to his old job as editor of Haymarket’s Motoring News and… Continue reading GPX Magazine Closes After Only 4 Issues
Surfing on the wave of its latest circulation figures (see Newsline), FHM is launching its own brand credit card.Publisher EMAP also has plans to formulate FHM holidays, which a spokesperson said would be “geared towards the FHM reader; adventurous holidays like white-water rafting.”FHM saw a 53% increase in its circulation in the latest ABC year… Continue reading FHM Celebrates Sales Success
Sky has announced plans to create the first digital TV listings magazine to coincide with the launch of Sky Digital on 1 October. The Sky Digital TV Guide will be produced by Redwood Publishing, which already publishes the Sky TV Guide.BSkyB: 0171 705 3000
The Guardian and The Observer have set up an Integrated Solutions Unit (ISU) to offer advertisers cross media sales opportunities. Headed by Mary O’Hara, the unit will incorporate the sponsorship department, opportunities on the Guardian Unlimited internet sites, and database marketing.The advertisement department has also seen some new appointments…Chris Pelakanou and Adam Freeman have been… Continue reading Internal Changes At The Guardian And The Observer
Perhaps unsurprisingly, it was a satellite title, Sky TV Guide, that showed the highest circulation figure for the January-June 1998 ABC period. Cable Guide continues its growth showing the greatest percentage increase in circulation compared to last year’s figures.Cable Guide experienced a massive 45.6% increase, putting it in third place in the circulation battles within… Continue reading Television Listings Magazines – Cable Guide Leads The Way
